It's official. I've reached my final round of edits for my next book. While this is awesome because it means I'll be able to release it to my advance readers (The Certain Cell) soon, it also means that I'm at the "I hate this book and everything about it" portion of the book's journey.
The good news is that, after three books, I know this is a natural phase for me. By the time I reach my final round of edits, I've been through the entire manuscript at least five times--and this book's probably double that since it's the first one I wrote and I had to figure some things out.
The bad news is that there's more pressure on this round of editing. For previous rounds I could say things like "this is good enough, I'll catch anything else during the next round." But this is it. Final. Done. This is my last chance to make my book the best it can be. So, what I'm saying is that this is a rough time for me as an author. And that that's ok because that's where today's #MotivationMonday quote steps in.
Here's the quote:
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."
Said by Jimmy Dugan in one of my favorite movies of all time, A League of Their Own. Watch the scene.
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